You Lead the Way.
Weve Got Your Back.With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways.
When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other.
Here, youll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey thats unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.At American Express, youll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impactevery colleague has the opportunity to share in the companys success.
Together, well win as a team, striving to uphold our and powerful backing promise to provide the worlds best customer experience every day.
And well do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.Were looking for an energetic, creative, and pragmatic lawyer to join our Sydney legal team and take on the role of Senior Lawyer supporting our Global Merchant and Network Services business for a 12-month contract.
This role suits a lawyer with broad, general commercial experience, ideally with some payments practice thrown in.
Above all, we need a self-starter who is intellectually curious, collaborative and can be relied upon to get the job done.
Who are we?American Express is one of the most recognised brands on the planet.
Since its early beginning as a freight forwarding company in 1850, change has been the only constant in its 150+ year history.
American Express has literally seen and been it all.
We practically invented the travellers cheque; we made credit cards cool and travelling easy.
And all along the way one thing has remained our constant and singular focus providing the worlds best customer experience every day.We are an inclusive workplace with collaboration at our heart, committed to serving the communities in which we live and work.
As much as we are driven to win, we strongly believe in winning the right way.
The current moment sees financial services and payments in a state of intense disruption, innovation and competition.
Driven by new technology, the regulatory environment struggles to keep pace.
We need people who can help our business teams get in front of the commercial, legal and regulatory change that typifies this moment.
There has never been a better time to be a lawyer at American Express.
This is a 12-Month Secondment/ContractRequired Skills7+years PQE & a current Practising CertificateStrong commercial contract drafting and negotiating skills and experienceGreat communication skills, both written and verbal (i.e.
the ability to communicate complex things in a concise way and provide clear choices)Strong commercial judgmentPragmatic Confidence working in the grey and sufficient nous and resourcefulness to thrive in areas where you have limited or no experienceGreat collaboration skills with demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and efficiently Highest standards of ethics and professional integrityGreat to HavesExperience working in-house Some relevant regulatory experience in payments, financial products, privacy, AML/KYC and other financial industry regulationSome big deal and negotiation experience and passion for getting the deal doneExperience managing a diverse workload with multiple stakeholdersGood to HavesInterest in payments, financial services and the legal and regulatory issues impacting those areasExperience managing multiple time zones and international stakeholders Interest in contributing to the social enterprise goals outside of core legal role (e.g.
Pro Bono work, Corporate Sustainability, volunteering and community engagement)What does the job look like?This is a role supporting our Global Merchant and Network Services business in Australia and New Zealand as it builds relationships with Merchants that accept Amex and partners that help grow our network.
This is a busy role, with a large internal client base and constantly evolving payments landscape.
While the role is largely contract and advice driven, it can include everything from disputes management to product development and often crossover into other parts of our business.
One of the great things about working in our team, is that youll get to try your hand at almost everything.
We like people who put their hand up.
Types of work that you will be required to do include:Drafting, negotiating, and advising on commercial contracts in particular large partnership agreements with corporate clients, and regional and global merchant, acquiring, sponsorship, and marketing agreements as well as some technical processing agreements Leading negotiations with corporate and merchant partners on a range of significant and complex dealsSupporting the launch of new products, services, and payments capabilities in Australia as well as Internationally Providing general legal and regulatory advice across a range of commercial matters (with support from senior lawyers) including on novel legal issuesMonitoring, researching, and providing clear and succinct advice to the business on legal and regulatory changes that impact American Express and assisting with strategies to deal with them.Reviewing and updating a range of Terms & Conditions, Privacy Statements and Contract Templates Coordinating and managing legal advice and support on multi-jurisdictional projects (including liaising with our lawyers in other countries)Delivering training and developing tools and guidance to help business colleagues make sense of the legal and regulatory world around themWe back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being.
That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life.
Benefits include:Competitive base salaries Support for financial-well-being and retirement Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business needFree access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program Career development and training opportunitiesOffer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.